Steelers expected to decline Justin Fields' fifth-year option: report

The Pittsburgh Steelers will reportedly not pick up Justin Fields fifth-year option after acquiring him in a trade with the Chicago Bears last month.

The quarterback carousel doesn’t appear to be stopping in Pittsburgh any time soon. The Steelers acquired Justin Fields in a low risk trade with the Chicago Bears last month in exchange for a conditional sixth-round draft pick in next year’s draft, but according to ESPN, Pittsburgh does not plan to pick up Fields’ $25 million fifth-year option. The decision comes after the Steelers signed Russell Wilson to a one-year deal on the league’s $1.

His experience in the National Football League, his process has been honed and perfected.' NFL EXEC COULD SEE STEELERS 'MOVING ON' FROM RUSSELL WILSON AFTER TRAINING CAMP: REPORT 'All the things that people really committed to winning do this time of the year, Russell has those resources, that structure,' Tomlin continued. 'And so that’s why I say he has pole position. It just creates a synergy that I think is good for this time of year.

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